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BEING PART OF UJ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME

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THE EXPERIENCE AT UJ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME  I was given the opportunity to work with University of Johannesburg Doornfontein Campus community engagement . On this program we were involved with many projects that included  conducting a survey at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital. Charlotte Maxeke Hospital is general hospital in Park town, Johannesburg in Gauteng Province. As Public Relations students at University of Johannesburg along side the Doorfontein campus community Engagement we were given an opportunity to conduct a patients' experience of care survey for in and out patients. The survey was made up of categories namely the identity of health faculty, the biographical data, access to care, values and attitudes of the staff members and waiting times to consultations. The survey was conducted for 7 days from the 13 July to 19 July 2022.  Our role was to ask the patients to fill the forms and tell us feedback. Ask questions if applicable. The patients were kind to fi...
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IKEMELE FOUNDATION

 IKEMELE FOUNDATION is an independent humanitarian NGO based in Pretoria, South Africa. It provides protection and counseling to victims of gender based violence. The organization works on providing victims of GBV with education, protection, information and legal assistance. Misleading information about GBV is that its cause is, women are unruly and the only of GBV form that affect many is domestic violence but that's not the case.  CAUSES OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE  According to a research conducted by the Finnish embassy the root cause of GBV is because of the influence of culture, tradition and religion as culturally men are placed in powerful position in relation to women. Traditionally also for example there is virginity testing that is applicable only to women. There is individual factors that can contribute to GBV. Children raised in homes where they experience violence they most likely to victims or perpetrators to GBV. Studies have found that economically independe...
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